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A novel SMAD3 mutation caused multiple aneurysms in a patient without osteoarthritis symptoms.
European journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2017
Courtois Audrey, Coppieters Wouter, Bours Vincent, Defraigne Jean-Olivier, Colige Alain, Sakalihasan Natzi
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous mutations in the SMAD3 gene were recently described as the cause of a form of non-syndromic familial aortic thoracic aneurysm and dissection (FTAAD) transmitted as an autosomal dominant disorder and often associated with early-onset osteoarthritis. This new clinical entity, called aneurysms-osteoarthritis syndrome (AOS) or Loeys-Dietz syndrome 3 (LDS3), is characterized by aggressive arterial damages...
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